Monday, June 14, 2010

Birthday Cake? Forget it. Fancy Holiday Dessert? No way. In our house 'Congo Bars' is what everyone can't wait for. Today I will release our super secret Congo Bar family recipe. Must eat with hot cocoa (yes even in the summer) or ice cold milk (yes even in the winter).

Congo Bars

1 3/4 c flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 cube of margarine

almost 1/3 cup of vegetable oil

2 1/2 tsp of baking powder

3 eggs

1 box (2 and 1/3 cups) of brown sugar

1 package of chocolate chips

Melt margarine and add sugar and oil. Cool a little before adding eggs, one at a time. Add dry ingredients and chocolate chips. Bake in a 10x15" pan for 25-30 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

Enjoy!

P.S. Here is my question, what is your favorite brand/type of chocolate chips?--Recipe and photos courtesy Vanessa Brown of www.INeverGrewUp.net

I will buy Hershey's anytime I get a chance -- because I've been to Hershey, PA and saw what Milton Hershey and his wife have done with the money.... they have the most wonderful school there for children ages 5 - 18 (kindergarten through 12th grade) -- they come from all over the nation, children who would normally be living in poverty with next-to-no chance of getting out of poverty. At this school, they don't only get a great education, but all their medical needs are met, and they make lifelong friends with the other children who live there. It's like a University for Life! Milton Hershey and his wife were never able to have children of their own, so their legacy to the world is to make sure children (I don't know how many over the past 60 years!?) get a chance to have a life out of the slums where they were born.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I used 3/4 of a stick of butter and I thought they turned out great! Maybe if I tried it with margarine I would see the difference, but I'm chowing down on my yummy Congo Bars (made with real butter) as we speak!

Well anonymous, that is a little un called for. What is wrong about being a mormon houswwife. I am proud to be home raising my children instead of a stranger. I am also proud to be mormon. If you dont like mormon housewives why are you on the blog of one?

I have these in the oven right now and can't wait. I'm planning to bring them to my sons baseball game today. I added the oil to the brown sugar mixture as another blogger said hoping I was right. I learned a while ago when I try a new recipe I always make it exactly as it says the first time. After that I'll substitute if I feel like it. Thanks for the recipe I can't wait.

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I have been blogging since 2005.
In 2008 My husband and I were in a airplane crash and I was burned over 80% of my body.
I wrote my memoir and New York Times Bestseller, "Heaven is Here".
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